This storied stretch in the Coastal Plain chronicles a past faithfully preserved by local historians, evolving from a pivotal Revolutionary battleground to a welcoming corridor of beloved businesses and ancestral dwellings.
5 on the Flat-Top: Melvins’
This Elizabethtown landmark serves hamburgers and hot dogs. That’s it. For 85 years and counting.
The Safest Place: The Stewards of Jones Lake State Park
In Bladen County, before integration, a former military man and his family were stewards of the first North Carolina state park open to Black families. There, amid acres of longleaf pines and a sprawling lake, families and friends gathered to eat, play, and pray.
